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Lauren Barrett, a therapist at Wyboston Lakes Resort’s Y Spa, is in the top three in her category at a prestigious industry awards. Lauren is a top three finalist in the Inspirational Therapist category for The Power of Touch, – tpot – Shine Your Light awards. The Inspirational Therapist category recognises a therapist who practises with […]

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Business events in Blackpool are in full swing this season as The Winter Gardens and Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre will bring in excess of £1.6m in economic benefit during October and November.  This success comes as a result of bookings from a diverse range of prominent organisations, further establishing the venue’s reputation as a […]

The Event Technology Awards (ETA) 2023 wrapped the first day of Event Tech Live (ETL) London in raucous fashion. With thirty-six winners crowned overall and vFairs being this year’s stand out tech, bagging four awards including Best Hybrid Event Platform or Production, Best Event Networking Technology, Best Virtual Event Platform and Best Sustainable Tech Solution. […]

The best way to start the first Event Sustainability Live (ESL) was to turn up and tune in to co-founder Adam Parry interviewed by Anna Abdelnoor, founder/CEO of show partner isla. Succinctly, ‘Is there a better way?’ a question he asked 20 years ago, working on a festival-focused trade mag, is still the foundation of […]

Walking out of Custom House station for Event Tech Live’s 10th anniversary show at ExCel, thinking, ‘Can it really be 12 months since last time’?  There’s the familiar eager queue outside the check-in just gone 9:30am, everyone interested in the content, content, content and the people presenting it – on stage or among the exhibition […]

As the Meetings & Events landscape (into 2024) becomes more complex and less certain, do you have all the tools and data insights to make better, more informed decisions for your business?   More and more hotels and event venues are turning to Venue Performance and our unique and ground-breaking benchmarking platform to better understand […]

48% of organisers increased registration fees in 2023, whilst 51% of associations/not for profits reduced catering spend as they sought to combat economic challenges and price rises. The Eastside Rooms’ cost of living impact survey reveals that 83% of organisers saw an increase in event costs in the last year.  In response, associations/not for profits […]

Emirates Old Trafford’s Hilton Garden extension was officially launched on Monday evening by Lancashire and England’s James Anderson OBE. Anderson was joined in the expanded four-star Hilton Garden Inn by over 120 special guests including a number of high profile former and current Lancashire and England players, Club partners, and representatives from the wider Trafford […]

Twickenham Stadium, the home of England rugby, has further underlined its sustainability credentials with the receipt of another accreditation, this time from Greengage through its ECOsmart initiative. The venue achieved Gold Standard from ECOsmart, with the accreditation joining other endorsements of the venue’s commitment to sustainable events, including, BS20121, ISO14001, and its own commitment to […]